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Hosea 5:7
New English Translation
Hosea 5:7
New English Translation
7 They have committed treason[a] against the Lord,
because they bore illegitimate children.
Soon[b] the new moon festival will devour them and their fields.
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:7 tn Heb “dealt treacherously against” (so KJV, NASB); cf. NRSV “dealt faithlessly,” NLT “betrayed the honor of.”
- Hosea 5:7 tn The particle עַתָּה (ʿattah) often refers to the imminent or the impending future: “very soon” (BDB 774 s.v. עַתָּה 1.b). In Hosea it normally introduces imminent judgment (Hos 2:12; 4:16; 5:7; 8:8, 13; 10:2).
New English Translation (NET)
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